Dispensing cover



June 24, 1930. c. R. CASE DISPENSING COVER Filed June 5, 1928 InventorChar/es R 60.56

A ttor n y Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES CHARLES R. CASE, OIFSCENIC, WASHINGTON DISPENSING COVER Application med June 5,

My present invention relates to an improved dispensing cover or lid forcartons. The primary object of the invention is the provision of a coveror lid that may be applied to a carton which has been broken or tornopen, and the lid or cover used as a device by means of Which theContents of the carton may be poured and guided. The dispensing coverVis provided with means by which it may with facility be attached to thecarton and the cover has a hinged chute or lid that is openable for thepurpose of pouring and guiding the contents from the carton.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated one complete exampleand a modification thereof, of the physical embodiment of my inventionwherein the parts are combined and arranged according to the best mode Ihave so far' devised for the practical application of the principles ofmy invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a portion of' a carton with thledispensing cover of my invention applied thereto and showing by dottedlines the open position of the hinged lid of the cover;

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view at line 2 2 of Fig. 1; f

Fig.'y 3 is a sectional detail view at line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a modified form of the device; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view at line 5--15v of Fig. 4. ,v

In order that the general arrangement and relation of parts may readilybe understood, I have shown a portion of a carton 1 which may be ofpasteboard or of wood or of other suitable material and provided withthe usual top 2 in which a pouring hole 3 is provided before thedispensing cover of my invention is applied thereto.

The dispensing cover is of rectangular 45 shape and preferablyconstructed of metal and in sizes lcomplementary to the standard sizesof cartons so that the dispensing cover may with facility be applied tothe carton.

The cover is indicated as 4 and is provided 5o with side flanges 5 sothatthe cover may be Cil 1928. Serial No. 282,992.

slipped over the top of the carton. In the side flanges integral studs 6or pointed lugs are struck from the material of the fianges and theselugs are bent inwardly to penetrate the side walls of the carton asindi- 5;, cated in Fig. 3. By this means, the dispensing cover may withfacility be secured to the top of the carton, and after the carton hasbeen emptied, this same dispensing cover may be detached therefrom andapplied to another carton for further use.

The dispensing cover at one end is pro-l vided With a hinged pouring lidor chute 7 which is pivoted or hinged at 8 and adapted when closed tocover the opening 9 in the cover 4. Thev hinged lid has side flanges 10complementary to the flanges 5 of the cover and when turned to closedposition as indicated in Fig. 1, the hinged lid 7 provides an effectualcover or closure for the carton. Vhen the hinged lid is to be used, itis turned to dotted line position in Fig. 1 and uncovers` the openings 3and 9 so that thel contents of the carton may be poured therefrom.

vIn Figs. 4 and 5, a modified form of the hinged lid is shown integralwith the boxv or carton 11 having a top portion 12 with an opening 13 atone end. The hinged lid 14 covers this opening and is designed to bendat the edge 15 upwardly to dotted line position in Fig. 4. This hingedlidhas sidev anges 16 and a tab 17 for attachment to the box -or carton11 and these parts-are separated from the box prior to turning thehinged lid 14 to dotted line position in Fig. 4. Vhen the hinged lid isin the dotted line position of Fig. 4, it will be apparent that thecontents of the box may be poured therefrom through thel opening 13.

Having thus fully described lny invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is v An auxiliary cover for cartonsconsisting of a cover member having side fianges; inte- 95 gralattaching prongs disposed on the inner surface of said flanges; adischarge openingextending entirely across one end of said covermember;a hinged lid pivoted near one end of said cover member and arranged tocover said discharge opening, :1nd downwardly extending side fhlnges onsaid lid overlapping the sides of he cover member, arranged to Conc-twith (he lid proper to form a discharge chute when in the openedposition.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES R. CASE.

